December 2012: 8 hour sleeps and chubby chops all round

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Ooh he's back early as they were away...

Dp didn't kick off until three so won't be finished yet. Playing 30 minutes south but he left his car 20 minutes the opposite direction from us so he could get a lift

Chinese is shut for Easter, noooooooooooooo! They only ever used to shut on Chinese new year so it's blindsided us. Fucking westernisation!

I hope ours isn't!! Dp isn't even back to where his car is yet

Gah! Just realised I only have 6 nappies left. Nearest supermarket is an hours drive and wasn't planning on going until Tuesday. Will have to go to the local shop and pay 3x normal price

Ds has been either crying or feeding all afternoon. I'm about ready to throw his across the room

Oh dear, Saturday has not been kind to you. I took on Tesco just before FIL returned DS, did loads of laundry and ironing, then DH and FIL artexed the kitchen ceiling (bath leaked and ceiling fell through) and hung the garden gate. All with the tiniest of hangovers, very pleased!

Have missed F loads though and very disappointed he was ready to go to bed at his usual time.

Sorry your DS is having a tough day spotty, is he teething?

What a productive Saturday eggs! It is beautiful here today, I just want to go sit on a patio drinking baileys coffee all day.

Sorry I'm calmer now I've had my Chinese and dp is home six fucking hours later I don't think so, possibly a growth spurt.

Remember the clocks tonight everyone we can pretend the babies has slept an hour longer than they actually have

Oh Spotty, tough times. Is Calpol or similar any help? C was very good all day and then turned into screeching banshee when feeding before bedtime - arching off madly and really fighting the breast. She calmed down eventually but it was quite stressful.

He was mainly hungry I think but it sometimes takes me a while to realise when it's only been an hour since he fed he went straight down at seven I think might be joining him soon...

Spotty, do you need a frank chat with your partner? Sorry if you've been there, done that.

I don't think it would make any difference tbh. He plays once a week and trains once a week but it's 25-30 minutes away and that's when it's at home plus they have to be there over an hour before kick off and if they don't go to training they don't get to play blah blah blah blah

Hmm. That sounds really tough. Does he realise how much time away it involves? I mean, in real terms, for you and how it affects your week?

TMI time guys - my husband and I finally got around to having sex again and it was surprisingly painful, even though I had a C section and we were being slow and careful. I was kind of disappointed in how tricky it was - can someone just chime in to reassure me that it's just difficult through lack of use and we'll get back to normal soon? My husband is wonderful and reassuring but man, I definitely want our old sex life back at some stage. Thanks.

Quite normal mama and another we can blame on bfing! Hormonal stuff still going on could be making things trickier. Try a bit of lube ? Well done for making a start - I'm still working on it. Everytime I think we can get on it something gets in the way.

My right boob is sore today. Am really hoping its just from being a bit engorged last night and today. Oddly it's the less productive one.

Bit worried, D seems to reach milestones then forget things! A few weeks ago he suddenly started grabbing his ring-toy and putting them in his mouth, after a couple of days he stopped and now still doesn't really try to put things in his mouth. Then the other day he rolled over, did it loads for 2 days and now won't anymore and just screams on his tummy. Is this something to worry about?

Evening all!

Honey I'm sure it is absolutely normal! T will show off a new strange noise or little skill and then we won't see it again for a bit - he started doing some funny lip sucking and seemed to forget about it for a week or two. Perhaps D just feels he has mastered each trick and doesn't see the point in practicing them?

Mama my Gynae told me that things are more delicate and dry down there during breast feeding (because of pesky hormones) and so finding it a bit uncomfortable is normal and just use plenty of lube. She actually went into more detail than I needed but, still good to know its all normal

It's still snowing here, sadly not enough to make snow bunnies but enough to make me feel so I'm going to eat lots of and Easter eggs Come on spring!!!

Sorry I missed your post about your DD earlier WL - hope she's better soon.

Hope your weekend improves Spotty.

N's on antibiotics again - another infection in his belly button. He's completely fine otherwise, and we seem to have caught it early but just a bit worried that he's had two now. I don't think it ever healed properly and a bit of googling (I know, I know I should step away from the google!) leads me to think he might need it cauterising. The OOH doc said to make an appointment with GP next week so will see what the verdict is. In the meantime, we're away at a wedding for two nights from tomorrow so am going to have to come up with a scheme to keep the antibiotics at the right temperature in a hotel that doesn't have fridges in the rooms.

ispy how cold is it outside now? Is there a balcony/window area that you could pop the antibiotics (in a Tupperware) or might they freeze solid? I hope N's infection clears up soon.

wl I hope DD gets better soon and it doesn't spread!

honey yep we have the same, DS nearly rolled over 2 weeks ago, then didn't try again until yesterday!

spotty I hope your weekend gets better. Hopefuly DP can help out lots from now on? DS has been really screamy for the last few days. I've had to put him down a couple of times and take a breather before going back.

mama yy breastfeeding hormones can make things a bit uncomfortable.

I think our BFP was 25th march last year. I can remember taking the test thinking what a ridiculous waste of time it was. The GP had prescribed me some medication that was teratogenic so I needed to take a test before starting it. I pointed out that I was using contraception, not due on for ages etc. I've never been so shocked than when I saw the second line appear at 8 dpo, clever DS!

I never get AF back until I've dropped down to 2 feeds a day.

My bfp was on 2 April - that's the one I'm counting, although with hindsight the ones on 1 April with the internet cheapies were also positive but were too faint to rely on.

mamapo we got back on the horse after my 6 week check and it felt pretty uncomfortable; I had a vaginal birth and a second degree tear so everything still didn't feel quite right. Now things are better but still quite dry and still a bit different in a way that i cant put my finger on,
and I only breastfeed a couple of times a day so I can imagine it must be harder hormone-wise if you're exclusively breast feeding.

Oh learnt a new word - thanks seymour!

ispy poor n that's horrid. Sounds like it needs something doing. Can the hotel keep the meds in a kitchen fridge? Not sure I'd feel all that comfortable with that though. How about taking a little cool bag and a freezer ice pack?

Mama what contraception are you using? When I was on the depot I was always dry, and although we arn't bf'ing any more, I was dry when we dtd yesterday. Thank fully I still have my labido though!

First wake up going back to sleep not going too well, DH coughed making F cry, then F burped and woke himself up and now he's grizzling in his cot. Bugger!

mama we've been on normal 'married relations', as it were, since 3 weeks post partum, but I second the others- lube is the key! Dh was very careful for a good few weeks as well. is it weird that I sort of enjoyed the first time after? a bit like a re-losing of 'born again' virginity

spotty hope your dp is more usefully present for the rest of easter?

Wishing good luck to those with lurgi!

After a further 8 hrs driving from dh we have all our basic stuff and I had an altogether too-fun time putting it all away last night. Off to the boat race later today and to meet friends down here!

Ugh 3rd wake up

Hmm ISpy I have similar issues with my insulin when I'm on holiday. I know mine is ok out the fridge for a bit though not sure about antibiotics

We had two wakes ups last night I knew the good sleeping wouldn't last he's not going more than four hours again now...

Hope you have a lively day utopian sounds fun

Dp is off to football again tomorrow but I will try not to come on here ranting my sister and bil are coming anyway and I haven't seen them since Christmas.